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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch with variant button, consisting of the button, part of the upper bow, the lower bow and catchplate only. It weighs 4.31g and measures 37.75mm in incomplete length.The upper bow, only a short stump of which survives, is oval in cross-section and measures 3.75x2.85mm. There are two raised lines above and two raised lines below the button, on the external surface only. The lower bow is roughly D-shaped in section, being flattened to the reverse. The lower bow narrows from 5.00mm wide just below the button to 3.15mm at the base. The catchplate measures 7.50mm at its widest extent and narrows to 5.60mm at the base. Cf Hattat 1989, page 328, fig. 187.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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